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Bebeto

Experienced headTondela · 36 yrsStarter

based on the 2025/26 season · updated 20 Aug 2026

Profile

Full nameRoberto de Jesus Machado
PositionCentre-back
NationalityBrazil
Age36
Date of birth1 Jan 1990
BirthplaceLagarto
Height174 cm
Shirt number#2
ClubTondela
Centre-back
24
Appearances
3
Goals
0
Assists
1905
Minutes

Domestic-league season · Tondela.

Scout report

Experienced headBall-winning Central defender

Bebeto is a 36-year-old central defender at Tondela, enjoying a standout season — 3 goals and 0 assists in 23 appearances, a Season grade of 32. On long-term scout potential he's rated 18. A seasoned veteran, he has been a rotation option (59.2% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 5.37 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Bebeto.

On the season, Bebeto graded 32 for current form (age-blind), on 4 clean sheets and 5.37 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's a clear step up on last season (Season 11 → 32). Across the 6 seasons we hold, it's his best return yet.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 18. At 36 Bebeto is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 3.4 reflects that trajectory.

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A career still climbing — Bebeto is at his peak right now, and the curve hasn't flattened.

Peak: 2025/26Trending upBreakout: 2025/26Remarkably consistentStepped up 2025/26
18
Ratingi
below regular-starter level
31.9
Seasoni
below regular-starter level
59.2%
Minutes
rotation minutes
5.37
Def. actions / 90
high defensive volume

Output in context · Tondela finished 17th of 18 · a relegation-threatened side

23
Apps
5.37
Def. / 90
67
Tackles
29
Interceptions
4
Clean sheets

5.37 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — high defensive volume, with 4 clean sheets across 23 appearances. Doing that for a relegation-threatened side (17th of 18) is harder than the bare numbers suggest: a back line under more pressure has to defend more often and protects fewer leads, so the volume — and any clean sheets — carry real weight. Going forward he chipped in 3 goals and 0 assists — a useful bonus from the back.

Strengths

  • Defensive volume. 5.37 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — does the unseen work.

Watch points

  • Game time. Only 59.2% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
  • Age curve. At 36, both level and resale value are on the downslope.
  • Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.

Outlook

Rated 18 overall — below regular-starter level. Defensively he reads as high defensive volume (5.37 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Veteran phase — a short-term, lower-fee proposition as both level and value decline (0.6× and falling).

Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.

Season statistics

Bars = where he ranks among centre-backs in the Segunda Liga with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals3

Passing

Assists0

Defending

Tackles67
Interceptions29
Blocks12

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards4
Red cards0

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.